The full list of candidates has been confirmed ahead of elections to North Hertfordshire District Council next month.

The district council has 49 seats. Ahead of the elections, there 34 Conservative councillors, 11 from Labour and three from the Liberal Democrats.

Elections are being held on May 3 for 19 seats in 18 wards. Thirteen seats are being defended by the Conservatives and Labour are defending five. An extra seat in Letchworth Grange is vacant after Labour councillor Clare Billing resigned last month – she is now standing in Hitchin Oughton.

There are a total of 19 candidates each for the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, while the Greens are putting up 18 candidates. There are two independent candidates and one for UKIP.